the main panel is in the basement DIRECTLY under where this structural piece is designed to be.

problems to be solved by the design:

1. walls are all solid brick
2. i do not want to remove a piece of the very historic looking ceiling to build a closet or a typical floor-to-ceiling framed solution to house the subpanel.
3. there will need to be a JB for every of about 12 circuits because the cable endings that currently go in the panel in the basement won't be able to reach the subpanel so i will need to run extensions and i don't want to rerun the cable for every circuit from the subpanel to the first receptacle in the circuit.

so i came up with this triangular "nose wall" design and a framed box to go between it and the corner that will have a removable lid into which to situate JBs. i think this is a pretty innovative and modern looking design. above the JB box there will actually be room for a couple of shelves as this will be in a living room.

i am submitting this idea for a review by pros. can you see any reason why i shouldn't implement this visual and practical masterpiece of modern architecture solving an infrastructural problem. please advise

Dwillems

08-08-2012 02:46 PM

You could just put it directly on the brick and build a cabinet/small wall around it to hide it and gain access. If you do a cabinet keep in mind I believe code says it has to be easily accessible, that includes not having objects or storage right in front of the panel.

As far as your idea the only bad thing about it in my opinion is it takes more room and could become an eyesore? Someone in the future might not like it and want it moved. Also i'm unsure if this is correct, but I think the panel has to be a certain height, pretty much eye level.

Dwillems

08-08-2012 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwillems

You could just put it directly on the brick and build a cabinet/small wall around it to hide it and gain access. If you do a cabinet keep in mind I believe code says it has to be easily accessible, that includes not having objects or storage right in front of the panel.

As far as your idea the only bad thing about it in my opinion is it takes more room and could become an eyesore? Someone in the future might not like it and want it moved. Also i'm unsure if this is correct, but I think the panel has to be a certain height, pretty much eye level.